Pat Benatar, the little lady with the powerhouse voice and back-catalog of mega-hits including Love Is a Battlefield, Hit Me With Your Best Shot, and We Belong, is releasing her memoir tomorrow titled Between a Heart and a Rock Place. Here is part of the book description from the Harper-Collins (publisher) website.
For more than thirty years, Pat Benatar has been one of the most iconic women in rock music, with songs like “Heartbreaker,” “Hit Me with Your Best Shot,” and “Love Is a Battlefield” becoming anthems for multiple generations of fans. Now, in this intimate and uncompromising memoir, one of the bestselling female rock artists of all time shares the story of her extraordinary career, telling the truth about her life, her struggles, and how she won things—her way.
For additional publicity, Benatar’s camp put together a promotional video:
I have always enjoyed Benatar’s music going way back to the beginning of the music video craze. Pat was the first female artist to appear on MTV as the video for You Better Run was the second ever aired on the network. For a long time I considered Benatar a guilty pleasure but now I just think she’s a pleasure. Her vocals are legendary for a reason, they shatter scales and speakers, and her work is consistently pop-done-right. Pat Benatar rocks.
Between a Heart and a Rock Place coincides with a summer tour for Benatar and Neil Giraldo, her long time husband and lead guitarist. You can get official tour dates and tickets via Benatar’s official website.
As a parting shot, here’s Pat Benatar’s classic soft-but-powerful hit “We Belong” from 1984:
